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10/12/2025

PODCAST: Our director explains Arizona's new safe-driving campaign

Spend a few minutes with ADOT Director Jennifer Toth and host Doug Nintzel and we hope you'll take the following to heart: Choosing not to speed, choosing not to drive impaired, choosing to wear a seat belt and making other simple choices will result in fewer life-altering crashes on all Arizona roadways.

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10/09/2025

Tomorrow’s leaders make a positive difference in Fort Mohave

Motivated to improve the community, a civic group and 35 students led a cleanup of State Route 95 in Fort Mohave.

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A digital message board on the highway encouraging drivers to use their blinkers

10/08/2025

Give me an assist and use your blinker

As the Phoenix Mercury prepares to play in their first home game of the 2025 WNBA Finals, we want to remind motorists to give an assist to their highway teammates and use their blinkers while they’re driving to help them safely get to and...

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ADOT's pedestrian hybrid beacon study wins national award

An ADOT study on traffic control devices to help pedestrians cross a street or highway has received a national award.

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07/27/2020

Why mileposts on State Route 85 are both coming and going

State Route can't seem to decide whether its coming or going. We dive into while the route from Phoenix to Lukeville is numbered in two contrary ways.

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07/26/2020

Where in AZ??

This tower is the key to solving this week's "Where in AZ??" challenge.

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07/24/2020

Creative destruction in process on I-17 at Central Avenue

See the demolition that will lead to a better bridge on I-17 over Central Avenue.

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07/23/2020

Throwback Thursday: Hollywood magic at Mule Pass Tunnel

Did you know that Mule Pass Tunnel near Bisbee had a cameo in a major Hollywood motion picture? It's true, and let us tell you about it.

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07/22/2020

Stop to smell the roses and read this SR 89A historic marker

It isn't exactly news that history abounds along Arizona highways. A casual driver can learn about historical figures ranging from Hi Jolly to Tom Mix by visiting various historical markers and monuments. But what might be news to you, as...

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07/21/2020

Celebrating the short-lived copper license plate

It was 89 years ago that the Arizona Highway Commission decided to help out local industry by making copper license plates.

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07/20/2020

On this day in 1996, much of SR 87 became Duthie-Martin Highway

The name of the route commonly called the Beeline Highway was officially changed to the Duthie-Martin Highway in honor of two law enforcement officers who lost their lives on the road in the line of duty.

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